The History Of AutoCAD, According BING

Asking the BING AI “The History of AutoCAD”

Creative Response:

AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application¹. It was developed and marketed by Autodesk, a company founded in 1982 by John Walker and 15 co-founders². AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers¹. Before AutoCAD was introduced, most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers, with each CAD operator working at a separate graphics terminal¹. AutoCAD was derived from a program that began in 1977, and then released in 1979 called Interact CAD, also referred to as MicroCAD, which was written by Autodesk co-founder Michael Riddle¹.

Balanced Response:

AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application¹. It was first released in December 1982 by Autodesk²¹, a company founded by John Walker and 15 co-founders³. Before AutoCAD, most CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers²¹.

Precise Response:

AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application developed and marketed by Autodesk. It was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers¹². Before AutoCAD was introduced, most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers¹².